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Octopuses prefer to use different arms for different tasks, scientists find
(
www.theguardian.com
)
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bookofjoe
5 months ago
2 comments
bookofjoe
5 months ago
>Octopus arm flexibility facilitates complex behaviors in diverse natural environments
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-10674-y
pavel_lishin
5 months ago
I wonder if the arms themselves have preferred tasks; they're full of neurons, and much like bats, we don't know what it's
like
to be an octopus. For all we know, it's the arms that choose what they do.